Senior Textile Designer

About Us

This is Cotton On Body. We’re an Aussie-owned lifestyle brand that empowers everyone to feel good, and live the life they want. We do things our way. Laid-back and always to the fullest. There’s nothing that excites us more than making a positive difference in people's lives. At the heart of everything we do, we stand for gender equality and empowerment. In our mission to empower we want to strengthen our community and by doing so, also improve the world we live in.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and trend-savvy Senior Textile Designer to join our Cotton On Body team in a flexible 4-day-a-week position. In this leadership role, you will bring creative vision, commercial acumen, and technical expertise to deliver textile designs that our customers love and that push the boundaries of innovation. You’ll lead the design development process from concept to final artwork, ensuring all designs align with our brand DNA and seasonal direction. Partnering closely with cross-functional teams, you will interpret trend insights, create original and commercially viable designs, and mentor junior designers to elevate the overall creative output. Your ability to anticipate market shifts, balance creativity with business objectives, and deliver designs that excite and inspire will be key to your success. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are ready to shape the future of our textile design direction, we’d love to hear from you.

Skills & Experience

- Relevant degree or qualification in a related field, e.g., Textile Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design.
- Extensive experience in textile design, ideally within activewear, intimates, or lifestyle categories.
- Proven ability to lead the design process from concept to delivery, balancing creativity with commercial needs.
- Expertise in identifying and interpreting emerging fashion and lifestyle trends into innovative, brand-right designs.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and MS Excel.
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide and inspire junior designers.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
- Exceptional organisation, planning, and problem-solving skills in a deadline-driven environment.

Our Culture

Just like our customers, we are fun, passionate, real, effortless and optimistic Part of the Cotton On Group family, we are inspired by empowering women all over the world and are committed to making this a reality through our philanthropic arm, the Cotton On Foundation.

Benefits

We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide:

- 50% team member discount off all brands (excl. Ceres Life which is 30% off)
- A world class office with a state-of-the-art Wellness Centre featuring spa therapists, holistic health experts and free fitness classes (think reformer Pilates classes, personal training sessions, yoga studio, spin room and run club)
- A brand-new childcare centre onsite – incredible facilities, indoor and outdoor play areas, subsidised cost, and your kids are right next door
- The Beckley, our in-house café with chef prepared healthy meals, coffee and snacks. You can also grab a nutritious take home meal, taking the stress out of dinner time.
- Flexible working – enabling you to find the right working rhythm to be at your best.
- Competitive salary packaging – ensuring we are constantly benchmarking to industry.
- On-site concierge, let us help you get your life sorted with dry cleaning, car wash and more.
- An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
- Returning from maternity leave (or primary carer parental leave)? Work part-time and get paid full-time for 2 months, all part of supporting you during your transition back to work.
- Team mingle celebrations, speaker’s series, surprise and delight moments – the magic happens when we get together.
- Do you have a dog? Bring them into the office. We love them

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At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us.

We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.

We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.

If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@cottonon.com.au so we may support you in completing the job application process.

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